Essays on Literature

The Jane Eyre Novel The Jane Eyre novel is about a young woman who has a strict background that begins with being raised by a harsh aunt. The young lady Jane gets an opportunity to go away to school, and the news excites her as she will be able to get...

Comedy on College Campuses Flanagan holds that the comedy that can be performed at contemporary college campuses are the ones that entertain the crowds and make them enjoy without offending even a single student. These comedians involved are those who understand political correctness and know the sensitive areas that should not...

Violations that are regarded as a benign usually result in laughter and amusement. According to McGraw and Warren (1141), some factors can be used to predict whether something will be funny. Benign violations are those that do not threaten people’s beliefs and their worldview. Three situations have to be satisfied...

The Wasteland by Elliot The Wasteland by Elliot and The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald are two stories that correspondingly define disappointment of the modernist post-war. Both authors negatively state the way our world is heading from the perception of the modern post-war. Both stories pinpointed that the contemporary society is a...

The Obligation to Endure, 1962 The article, The Obligation to Endure, 1962 delves into giving insights into the manner in which humans continue to pollute the environment to the extent of causing their suffering to themselves. The author presents logical facts about how a better man would have handled pest control measures...

Over the years the black culture has been associated with negative aspects such as drugs, violence, and crime. There has been some heated debate amongst the blacks following the constant concomitant. Different authors through their works have made the immense progression to address the issues in the best way possible...

The Struggle for Social Justice in the American Civil Rights Movement The struggle for social justice that took place during the 1950s characterized the American civil rights movement. The movement called for equal rights for the African Americans who lived in the United States. The American Civil Right Movement sought to...

Rhetorical skills enable speakers to convince the audience about the topic being discussed or the point being made. There are three artistic tools for rhetorical presentation; ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos or ethical appeal entails the speaker’s use of personal character or credibility to convince the listeners. More precisely, ethos...

'Neighbors' Narrative by Raymond Carver ‘Neighbors' narrative by Raymond Carver involves Bill and Arlene Miller, who are given a chance to look after Stone's apartment after the owners travel (Carver 3). Narrator as an Observer The speaker in the story is an observer, who watches Bill and Miller explore the Stone's apartment. Several...

Feminist literature, whether fiction or non-fiction, promotes feminist ideologies for the fair treatment of women. Women for a long time have been denied equal opportunities as those awarded to the male gender. A woman’s position in the society has always been perceived to be in the household or domestic sphere....

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee Disgrace is one of the fundamental books written by J. M. Coetzee, a prominent South Africa's author. Summary The focus of the book is based on some of the issues which human beings face on their day to day activities. The primary setting being in South Africa, during the...

In the story The Lottery, the author has used a third person narration. The author has used a third person narration to explain the events taking place within the story. The author has therefore not included his or her presence within the story but instead has revealed the circumstances of...